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Pounamu/nephrite hei tiki, kawakawa variety, dark green. Head tilted to the right with suspension hole at top centre, drilled from rear. Eyes incised, nose and mouth worn but tongue protrudes over lower lip. Arms with distinctive elbows and forearms with three fingered hands sitting on thighs. Legs folded together beneath body. Grooves on torso. Perforations at arms and legs. Rear side flattened from an original surface with some bruising/flaking at the head.

Complete adze. Dark green and black pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised with sawing marks on proper right side. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides are tapered towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Long Beach" inscription

Complete straight fishhook point. There is one notch and one barb on the exterior of the point, and four notches on the interior of the point.

Complete curved fishhook point. The interior of the point has a serrated barb at the tip. There is one interior notch at the base. The base of the point also has two notches on the exterior, while the remainder of the exterior edge is serrated.

Porcellanite core that is mid purple and dark purple in colour. It has flake scars across the surface and no cortex present.

Broken bone point, tip and shaft remaining. Distal end is pointed.

Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is pointed.

Broken bone point, tip remaining. Distal end is pointed.

Broken, straight fishhook point with the lower point remaining which is serrated on the interior.

Mostly complete fishhook point, tip not present. Serrations on external lower side. Shallow notch on internal side.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an serrated, interior, upper barb, serrations along the exterior side of the point and lower, exterior notches.

Broken straight fishhook point, tip remaining. Internal barb near point, external notch near break.

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining, tip not present. Serrations on external side.

Broken curved fishhook point, mid and lower remaining, tip not present. Serrations on external side.

Curved fishhook point.

Complete short bone point. Distal end is blunt and rounded.

Broken bone pendant, broken at the suspension hole at the proximal end. Distal end is tapered to a point. A kink is carved about halfway down. Surface is polished.

Complete straight fishhook point with internal barb.

Silcrete core that is light grey and mid grey in colour. There is a small section of the cortex present.

Chalcedony core that is light brown and white in colour. There is a white section of the cortex present.